DrivingManagementExcellence

OraclesEnterprisePerformanceManagementSystem
TheGrowingNeedforEnterprise
PerformanceManagement

Thetimeisright:companiesthatfocusonachieving
managementexcellencecangainacompetitive
advantage.AndOraclesenterpriseperformance
management(EPM)systemishelpingthemsucceed.
Manyorganizationsworldwidehavesuccessfullyoptimizedtheirbusinessprocesses
byusingenterpriseresourceplanning(ERP)andotherapplications.Theyhaveachieved
highlevelsofoperationalefciencyandareabletorespondmorerapidly,deliverhigher
quality,andimprovecostefciency.However,asmorebusinessesimprovetheiropera-
tionalexcellence,market-leadingorganizationsmustlookelsewheretoachievecom-
petitivedifferentiationtomanagementexcellence.Yourbusinesscangainanedgeby
developingthethreepillarsofmanagementexcellence:beingsmart,agile,andaligned.
Smart:Mostorganizationshaveaccesstoampledataonboththemarketandtheir
internaloperations.Thecompetitivedifferencecomesfromtheanalysis,interpretation,
andactionsbasedonthisdata.Youcangainastrategicadvantagebyndingpatterns
andopportunitiesearlierandwithdeeperinsightthanyourcompetitors.
Agile:Tobeuseful,insightmustbeturnedintoaction.Successfulorganizationsare
thosethatcanrapidlyadapttochangingcircumstances.Asglobalcompetitionandnew
technologydevelopmentsimpactthemarketplace,youmustbeabletointegrateand
processnewinformationandsystemsquicklytogainanadvantage.
Aligned:Technologyhasdramaticallydecreasedtransactionandcommunicationcosts,
lettingorganizationsoutsourcemanyactivitiesanddeveloptightlyintegratedvaluechains.
Pervasivesharingofinformationandintelligenceiscriticaltoachievealignmentofboth
internalandexternalresources.Tosucceedintodaysworld,youneedtofostercollabo-
rationandcommunicationacrossyourextendedenterprise.
Howwillyouhelpyourcompanyachievemanagementexcellence?
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Duetotheeconomy,organizationsarere-evaluatingtheirinternalcoststoensurethattheiroperations
areasefcientaspossible.Thishasputpressureonbudgetingsystemsandprocesses,leadingtoa
drivetoreplacethesewithCPMapplications.Also,theeconomyincreasedthefocusonprotability
modelingandoptimizations.CPMsolutionshelporganizationsidentifyactualcostandrevenuedrivers
basedontheconsumptionofresources.Morerecently,wehaveseenthecontinuedadoptionofCPM
tosupportreturntogrowthstrategies.
Gartner,Inc.,MagicQuadrantforCorporatePerformanceManagementSuites,GartnerRASCoreResearch
NoteG00172934,25January2010.
THENEEDFOREPM
Decision-makersstrugglewith
performancemanagement
challengeseverywhereinthe
enterprise.HerearetheEPM
challengestheytypicallyface.
SeniorexecutivesSeekto
alignthegoalsandobjectives
ofallstakeholders
LinemanagersMustalign
individualanddepartmental
objectiveswithcorporategoals
Financialexecutives
Mustachievecompliance
andtransparency
InformationworkersNeed
immediateaccesstocritical
businessinformation
ITexecutivesMustmeet
increasingend-userdemands
andinnovateatminimalcost
OraclesEnterprisePerformanceManagementSystem
Toachievemanagementexcellence,organizationsneedtostandardize,automate,
andintegratetheirmanagementprocessesandimplementtherightsoftware
solutionstooptimizethem.WhileERPandotherbusinessapplicationscanbeused
tooptimizeoperationalprocesses,EPMsystemsareneededtofullyoptimizeyour
managementprocesses.
DrivingManagementExcellence
Managementexcellencerequiresanintegratedsetofperformancemetricsand
managementprocessessoyoucanlinkstrategicscenariostoyournancialand
operationalmanagement.Asingleconnectedsystemcanenablethisintegrationby
providingoneversionofthetruthacommon,alignedviewintodatasources
acrossallnancialandoperationalmanagementprocesses.Thisintegratedviewcan
supportscenariomodelingandwhat-ifsimulationstodeliverinsightandtheabilityto
optimizeresources.Italsoempowersexecutives,advancedusers,andlinemanagers
bygivingthemtheinformationandanalyticcapabilitiestheyneedtomakemore-
intelligentdecisionsthatincreaseagility.
OraclesEPMsystembringstogetheryourcompanysperformancemanagementinformationfrom
variousdatasources,businessintelligenceapplications,andnancialperformancemanagement
applicationsanddeliversitdirectlytothedesktopofyourdecision-makersenablingstrategic
insighttoaction.
OLTP and ODS
Systems
Data Warehouse
Data Mart
OLAP Oracle, PeopleSoft,
JD Edwards, Siebel,
SAP, Custom
Excel
XML
Business
Process
Information Access and Delivery
Business Intelligence Foundation
Oracle Fusion Middleware
BI Applications Performance Management Applications
Oracles EPM System
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Oraclecontinuestocapitalizeontheacquisitionofthemarket-leadingHyperionsolution,
demonstratingsteadygrowthof9.6%andmaintainingitsmarket-leadingpositionforFPSM
basedon2008softwarerevenues.
IDC,WorldwideFinancialPerformanceandStrategyManagement2008VendorShares:
MarketConsolidationDrivesDomination,Doc#218656,June2009.
OnePerformanceManagementSystem
Oracledeliversthatsingle,integratedsystem.OraclesEPMsystemincludesasuiteof
performancemanagementapplications,asuiteofbusinessintelligence(BI)applications,
acommonfoundationofBItoolsandservices,andavarietyofdatasourcesallintegrated
usingOracleFusionMiddleware.Easytouse,easytomanage,andthelowestincostto
deploy,itsthemostcomprehensiveandexibleEPMsysteminthemarketplacetoday.
Infact,thousandsoforganizationsaroundtheworldareusingOraclesEPMsystem
todenetheirstrategyandobjectives;coordinateplanningtomeetthoseobjectives;
consolidateandanalyzeenterprisewideinformation;monitorperformanceagainstplans;
anddelivertheinsightstodrivethebestdecisions,actions,andprocessesthroughout
theirenterprise.UsingtheOracleapproach,theycanaligndecisionswithstrategicgoals,
reducenancialreportingandplanningcycles,compareoperationalresultstoplansin
realtime,anddrivedecisionsfrominsighttoactionwithlowercostsandlesscom-
plexitythannonintegratedsolutions.
Takealookatwhatsinsidethesystemandwhatitcandoforyou.
MostComprehensiveSuiteofPerformance
ManagementApplications
Amodularsuiteofintegratedsolutions,Oraclesperformancemanagementapplications
supportabroadrangeofstrategicandnancialperformancemanagementprocessesto
enablemanagementexcellence.Thiscomprehensive,market-leadingsuitedrivesprotable
growthbydeliveringpredictableresults,improvingtransparencyandcompliance,and
increasingbusinessalignment.
Inaddition,OraclesperformancemanagementapplicationsleverageOracleBusiness
IntelligencefoundationandOracleFusionMiddlewaretointegratedatafrommultiple
sourcesandprovidedashboards,reporting,andanalysis.Themodulescanbedeployed
out-of-the-box,extendedwithOracleBItechnologies,ortailoredtomeetspecicneeds.
Byprovidingaholisticviewofyourbusiness,theseapplicationshelpyouincreasespeed
andagility,improveyourdecision-makingabilities,andenhancecorporateperformance.
ORACLES HYPERION
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
APPLICATIONS
Supportingabroadrangeof
strategicandnancialperformance
managementprocesses,theperfor-
mancemanagementapplications
inOraclesEPMsysteminclude
thefollowing.
StrategyManagement
OracleHyperionPerformance
Scorecard,OracleHyperion
StrategicFinance
PlanningandBudgeting
OracleHyperionPlanning,Oracle
HyperionWorkforcePlanning,
OracleHyperionCapitalAsset
Planning,OracleIntegrated
OperationalPlanning,Oracle
IntegratedMarginPlanning,Oracle
CrystalBall,OracleHyperionPublic
SectorPlanningandBudgeting
FinancialCloseandReporting
OracleHyperionFinancialManage-
ment,OracleHyperionFinancial
CloseManagement,OracleHyperion
DisclosureManagement,Oracle
HyperionFinancialDataQuality
Management,OracleEssbase
AnalyticsLinkforHyperion
FinancialManagement
ProtabilityandCostManagement
OracleHyperionProtabilityand
CostManagement
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Oraclecontinuestoleadtheoverallbusinessanalyticssoftwaremarket,withan18%
marketsharebasedon2008softwarerevenues.In2008,thecompanygrewatabove
marketgrowthrateof12%.Oracleispresentinallofthemarketsegmentsofthebusiness
analyticsmarketthroughitsbroadportfolioofBItools,analyticapplications,anddata
warehousingsoftware.Oraclealsomaintainstoppositioninthedatawarehouseplatform
softwaresegmentofthemarket.
IDC,WorldwideBusinessAnalyticsSoftware20092013Forecastand2008VendorShares,
Doc#219383,August2009.
MostCompleteSuiteofBusiness
IntelligenceApplications
OraclesEPMsystemalsoincludesOracleBusinessIntelligenceapplications.Theseare
complete,prebuiltBIsolutionsthathelpeveryoneinyourorganizationfromfrontline
employeestoseniormanagementunderstandhowthebusinessisperforming,
resultinginbetterdecisions,condentactions,andefcientoperationalmanagement
processes.Theyprovideasingle,integratedviewofenterpriseinformation,forgreater
insightandalignmentacrossbusinessfunctions.
OracleBusinessIntelligenceapplicationsaddressanalyticrequirementsacrossawide
rangeoffunctionsfromsalesandmarketingtonanceandhumanresources,order
managementandfulllment,supplychain,service,andcontactcenteranalytics.Theyre
alsotailoredtomeettheuniqueneedsofdifferentindustries,addressingimportant
ORACLE BUSINESS
industryissuessuchascustomer-churndetectionintelecommunications,fact-based
INTELLIGENCEAPPLICATIONS
Oraclescomplete,prebuiltBI
sellingandtradepromotionperformanceinconsumergoods,customervalueand
solutionsdeliverintuitive,role-
shareofwalletinnancialservices,orphysicianandproductopportunityidentication
basedintelligenceforeveryonein
inpharmaceuticals.Basedonbestpractices,thesesolutionshelporganizationsgain
anorganizationtoenablebetter
greaterinsightandvaluefromavarietyofdatasourcesandapplications,including
decisions,condentaction,and
efcientoperationalprocesses. OracleE-BusinessSuite,OraclesPeopleSoft,andOraclesSiebel,aswellasother
systems,suchasSAPR/3.
ERPAnalytics
OracleFinancialAnalytics,Oracle
OracleBusinessIntelligenceapplicationsarebuiltonOracleFusionMiddlewareand
ProcurementandSpendAnalytics,
OracleHumanResourcesAnalytics,
OracleBusinessIntelligencefoundation,deliveringacomprehensive,innovative,and
OracleSupplyChainandOrder
leadingBIplatformthatletsyoubenetfromtherapiddeployment,reducedcostof
ManagementAnalytics,Oracle
ownership,andbuilt-inbestpracticesofapackagedBIapplication,withtheability
SpendClassicationanalytics,
toeasilyextendthesolutiontomeetspecicneedsorevencreatecustom-builtBI
OracleProjectAnalytics
applicationsallonacommonBIfoundation.
CRMAnalytics
OracleSalesAnalytics,Oracle
ServiceAnalytics,OracleMarket-
ingAnalytics,OracleContact AComprehensiveBusinessIntelligenceFoundation
CenterAnalytics,OracleLoyalty
Analytics,OraclePricingAnalytics OracleBusinessIntelligencefoundationfeaturesbest-in-classtechnologyforreporting,
analysis,andpackagedapplications.Basedonanintegrated,scalable,Web-native
IndustryApplications
architecture,theuniedandopenOracleBusinessIntelligencefoundationreducesyour
OracleU.S.Federal
Financialsanalytics
costofownership,offersefcientaccesstoinformationfromheterogeneoussources,
andprovidesanenterprisesemanticlayerwithmultiplechannelsofinformationdelivery,
tosupportself-service,pervasiveBI,andmanagementexcellence.
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In our industry, having business insight at your ngertips is essential.
Oracle Financial Analytics delivers instant access to critical nancial
performance metrics and provides our management team with accurate,
up-to-date information to make informed decisions.
TerenceNg,DirectorofGlobalInformationSystems,Audatex
Pervasive
WithOracleBusinessIntelligencefoundation,allbusinessusershavetimely,accurate,
androle-relevantinsight,regardlessofwheretheunderlyingdataresides.Oracles
enterpriseinformationmodelinsulatesbusinessusersfromhavingtounderstand
sourcesystems,insteadprovidingthemwithalogical(business)viewofinformationthat
allowsthemtogettheinformationtheyneedonaself-servicebasis.Italsoensuresall
metrics,calculations,hierarchies,andbusinessrulesareconsistentacrossallBItools
andapplications.OraclesBIserverprovidesefcient,high-performance,transparent
accesstoheterogeneousrelationalandmultidimensionaldatasources.OracleEssbase
(formerlyOraclesHyperionEssbase),abest-in-classonlineanalyticalprocessing(OLAP)
server,enablescalculation-intensive,analyticapplications(suchascustomerprotability
analysis),speed-of-thought,multidimensionaldataexploration,andpredictiveanalytics.
Comprehensive
Oracleprovidesthebroadestrangeofbest-of-breedreportingandanalysiscapabilitiesinan
integratedsetofproducts.Oraclesupportsmultiplechannelsofinformationdeliverythat
includeenterprisereporting,adhocqueryandanalysis,interactivedashboards,nancial
reporting,MicrosoftOfce,desktopgadgets,proactivenoticationsandalerts,mobile
anddisconnecteddashboards,BIembeddedinapplications,andOLAPanalytics.The
result:relevantandtimelyaccessbytherightpeople,attherighttime,intherightform.
Hot-Pluggable
OraclehelpscustomersmaximizethevalueoftheirexistingITinvestmentsandresources
whileexpandingtheiruseofbusinessintelligenceapplications.WithOracleBusiness
Intelligencefoundation,youcanleverageyourinvestmentinSAP,OracleE-BusinessSuite,
OraclesSiebel,OraclesPeopleSoft,OraclesJDEdwards,andothertransactional
applicationsviacertiedadaptersandextract,transform,andload(ETL)mappings.
Youcanaccessdatainanyrelationalandmultidimensionalsource,includingIBMDB2,
Teradata,MicrosoftSQLServer,OracleDatabase,SAPBW,OraclesHyperionapplications,
andOracleEssbase.Inaddition,youcanleverageyourexistingETLtechnologies,including
Informatica,Ascential,OracleDataIntegrator,OracleWarehouseBuilder,andothers.
Oraclealsopreservesyourinvestmentsinsecurityandauthenticationtechnologiessuch
asLDAP,MSAD,OracleIdentityManagement,andmore.
ORACLEBUSINESSINTELLIGENCE
FOUNDATIONANDDATAWARE-
HOUSINGPRODUCTS
Oraclesanalyticcapabilitiesare
basedoncategory-leadingproducts
thatprovideonlineanalytical
processing(OLAP)interactive
dashboards,adhocanalysis,proac-
tivedetectionandalerts,advanced
reportingandpublishing,mobile
analytics,andmore.AndOracledata
warehousingproductsofferfast,reli-
able,andsecurereporting;online
analytics;anddataminingondata
warehousesthatcanscaleatlowcost.
OracleBusinessIntelligence
ToolsandTechnology
OracleBusinessIntelligenceSuite
EnterpriseEditionPlus,Oracle
BusinessIntelligenceSuite
StandardEditionOne,OracleBI
Publisher,OracleEssbase,Oracle
Real-TimeDecisions
5

Forresterpredictsthattotalsoftwarerevenues(licenses,maintenance,andsubscriptions)in
BPSwillgrowbyacompoundannualgrowthrate(CAGR)of12.7%through2012,increasing
from$2billionin2008to$3.2billionin2012.
PaulD.Hamerman,BusinessPerformanceSolutions,TheForresterWave,Q42009.
OraclesEPMsystemsupportsabroadrangeofstrategic,nancial,andoperational
managementprocesses.Thiscompleteandintegratedsystemletsyoumanageand
optimizeyourenterprisewideperformanceanddrivesmanagementexcellence.
SupportedbyOracleFusionMiddlewareandOracleDatabaseTechnologies
OraclesenterpriseperformancemanagementsystemissupportedbyOracleFusion
MiddlewareandOraclesdatabasetechnologies.OracleFusionMiddlewareisacomprehen-
sivefamilyofproductsthatrangesfromapplicationdevelopmenttoolsanddata
integrationsolutionstomasterdatamanagement,identitymanagement,collaboration,
workow,securesearch,anddatawarehousingtechnology.Itprovidesthecritical
softwarefoundationyouneedtoensurecorporategrowth,insight,andcontrol.With
OracleFusionMiddleware,youcanleverageyourinvestmentinOracleoranyother
vendortomakebetterdecisions,securesensitiveinformation,streamlinecompliance
initiatives,andmitigaterisk.AndbecauseOracleFusionMiddlewareismodularand
integrated,youbuyonlywhatyouneed,whenyouneedit.
OraclesEnterprisePerformanceManagementSystem
BenetsYourBusiness
OraclesEPMsystemdeliversconsistentvisibilityintopast,current,andfuturebusiness
ORACLEFUSIONMIDDLEWARE
operations,soyoucancondentlyplanandtrustthereliabilityofyourreportsandforecasts.
OraclesEPMsystemissupported
Thisvisibilityenablesinsighttoactionforimprovedperformanceandincreasesthe
byOracleFusionMiddlewareand
Oraclesmarket-leadingdatabase
overallhealthofyourorganizationasyousetandmeetshareholderexpectations.
technologies.
Oraclesperformancemanagementapplicationshelpyouimprovetransparency,enhance
Acomprehensive,standards-
basedfamilyofmiddlewareprod-
compliance,andmitigatebusinessriskthroughintegratedprocesscontrolandconsistent
ucts,OracleFusionMiddleware planning,nancialconsolidations,reporting,andscorecarding.Youllgetshorter,more
enablescustomerstoadoptand
predictablecycletimesfornancialclosingandplanning,increaseforecastaccuracy,and
manageservice-orientedarchi-
reduceriskbyeliminatingspreadsheeterrors.Plus,youllbeabletoeffectivelylink
tectures(SOAs)inheterogeneous
computingenvironments. strategiestoplansandcontinuouslymonitorexecution,soyougainbusinessalignment,
improvedecision-making,andoptimizeyourresources.
Themorethan50,000customers
nowusingOracleFusionMiddle-
wareincludeleadingorganizations OracleBusinessIntelligencefoundationgiveslinemanagerstimely,accuratenancial
inthenancialservices,telecom-
andoperatingresultsforimprovedtransparency,visibility,anddecision-making.Withan
munications,manufacturing,retail,
easy-to-learn-and-useenvironmentforself-servicereportingandanalysis,yougainthe
pharmaceuticals,healthcare,and
publicsectorindustries.Oracle
FusionMiddlewareisalsosup-
portedby9,000partners,includ-
ingmarket-leadingindependent
softwarevendors,value-added
resellers,andsystemintegrators.
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Oracles Hyperion solutions gave us the means to address a wide range
of reporting requirements. Our nancial and performance reporting
capabilities are greatly enhanced, which help us meet the emerging
reporting requirements covering the operations of more than 150 entities.
VikashBaingani,AGM,CorporateAccounts,Larsen&Toubro
mostcomprehensivesetofBIcapabilitiesinoneplatform.OracleBusinessIntelligence
foundationaddressesanytypeofreportingandanalysisrequirementfrominteractive
dashboardstostructuredoperationalandnancialreports,adhocqueries,andadvanced
OLAPanalysisallwithinasingleenvironment.Andthesetoolsseamlesslyintegrate
withandenhancetheuseofMicrosoftOfce.
OraclesBIapplicationsgivebusinessmanagersasingle,accurateviewthatprovides
themwithtimely,meaningfulinsightintobusinessperformanceandbetteralignment
withbusinessgoals.Thus,managerscanidentifyperformancegapsandtakeactionin
timetoaffectresults.Withguidedanalysisandrole-basedintelligence,youcanimprove
decision-makingandbusinessagilityandincreasecustomersatisfaction.
Finally,OraclesEPMsystemincreasesuserproductivitythroughacommonEPMworkspace
thatgivesusersrole-basedaccesstoallelementsoftheirenterpriseperformanceman-
agementsolutionperformancemanagementapplications,BIapplications,andBItools.
OraclesEnterprisePerformanceManagementSystem
DeliversRealITAdvantages
OracleunderstandsthechallengesfacingITorganizations.Everybusinesstodayruns
onmultiplesoftwaresolutions,systems,andplatforms.Thecostsinresources,budget,
andtimeforadministrationalonecanbestaggeringanddifculttocontrol.Andoften,
eveniforganizationsdostandardizetheiroperationalsystems,newsystemsaresoon
introducedviaacquisitionsorintegrationinitiativeswithsuppliersandotherpartnersin
thevaluechain.
WithitsEPMsystem,Oracledeliversabetterway.Itsscalable,standards-based,
hot-pluggablebusinessintelligencefoundationnotonlyintegrateswithyourexisting
transactionandenterpriseresourceplanning(ERP)systems,datawarehouses,and
othersources,itcomplementsandextendsyourcurrentITinfrastructureinvestments.
Youcanreduceyourtotalcostofownershipbysimplifyingsystemsmanagement,
administration,andsupportwithasingle,uniedsystem.Andwiththeembedded
industryandfunctionalbestpracticesdeliveredbyOraclespackagedapplications,
youlldeploysolutionsquicklyandreducetimetovalue.
Decision-making has been
much faster since we
deployed Oracle Hyperion
Planning. Whats more, our
decisions are better informed,
driving additional business
value. Any company that
wants to switch from time-
consuming data input to
value-added planning,
improved analysis, and
well-supported decision-
making should deploy
Oracle Hyperion Planning.
CristinaPopovici,FinanceDevelop-
mentManager,UrsusBreweries
ORACLE BUSINESS
INTELLIGENCEFOUNDATION
ThemostcomprehensivesetofBI
capabilitiesinoneplatform,Oracle
BusinessIntelligencefoundation
givesITorganizations
Aneasy-to-learn-and-useenviron-
mentforself-servicereporting
andanalysis
-Awaytoaddressallreportingand
analysisrequirementsfromin-
teractivedashboardstostructured
operationalandnancialreports,
adhocqueries,andadvanced
OLAPanalysiswithinasingle
environment
Solutionsthatintegratewithand
enhanceyouruseofMicrosoft
Ofce
Timely,accuratenancialand
operatingresultsforimproved
transparency,visibility,and
decision-making
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DELIVERINGA COMPLETE
SOLUTION:ORACLESERVICES
Oraclesenterpriseperformance
managementsystemandall
Oracleproductsarebackedbya
globalteamofexpertswhoprovide
comprehensiveimplementation,
support,andeducationservicesto
accelerateyourreturnoninvestment.
Experttechnicalconsultantswith
extensiveproductknowledge
candesignanddeployarangeof
softwaresolutionstomeetyour
businessrequirements.Technical
supportanalystsarereadytohelp
youtroubleshootandresolveyour
day-to-daychallengespromptlyand
effectively.Andskilledcoursedevel-
opersandinstructorsareavailable
toeducatealllevelsofyourstaff,
enablingoptimumperformance,
increasingproductivity,andencour-
aginglong-termexpertise.
By integrating Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Hyperion Planning,
Oracle Hyperion Performance Scorecard, and Oracle Business Intelligence
[foundation], we created a closed-loop management system that enabled
us to align corporate strategy with operational activities. The system made
it much easier and quicker to track outcomes against goals.
DongZhu,GeneralManager,ITDivision,CATIC
(ChinaNationalAero-TechnologyImportandExportCorporation)
Youllfurtherreduceyourcostsbyeliminatingredundanttoolsfrommultiplevendors
andcontrollingsoftwarelicenseandmaintenancecosts.OraclesEPMsystemprovides
aconsistentsourceofinformationandchangecontrolacrosstheenterprisethrough
centralizedanalyticmasterdatamanagement,dataqualitymanagement,anddata
integrationtools.Itsmodulararchitecturefacilitatesastartanywhereapproach,soyou
canaddressyourimmediateneedsrst,thenaddadditionalcapabilitiesasyourbusiness
growsandyourbudgetallows.Anditsexibilityandextensibilityletyoucustomize
applicationsifyouneedtoaddressuniquerequirements.
OraclesEnterprisePerformanceManagement
SystemFarAheadofthePack
Sincetheenterprisesoftwareindustrybeganrecognizingthevalueofbetterperformance
management,manyvendorshavejumpedontheperformancemanagementtrain.But
Oracleleadsthemarketbyembracingacomprehensiveapproachtoenterpriseperfor-
mancemanagement.WithOraclesEPMsystem,Oracledeliverstherstandonly
performancemanagementsystemthatintegratesleadingperformancemanagement
applicationsandBIapplicationswithbroadreportingandanalysisfunctionality,givingyou
anintegratedsystemwithasingleuserviewandsharedservices.Thesystemenables
youtoreduceyourrisksandcostswhileincreasinguseranddeveloperproductivity.The
capabilitiesyougetfromOraclesEPMsystemareuniqueandonlyOracleoffersthem
inacomprehensive,end-to-endsystemthatdrivesmanagementexcellence.
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